ABOUT THE COURSE
This physical education degree has been specifically developed to help prepare you for a career in teaching. You will gain first-hand experience of teaching physical education across a variety of schools, the latest child development practices, and issues facing the education sector. Work placements spread across all three years of study ensure that you will graduate feeling fully prepared to undertake your initial teacher training with either a PGCE or School Direct training provider.
The curriculum has been put together based on feedback from a panel of postgraduate teacher training providers. This means that you’ll be in the strongest possible position when it comes time to apply for training opportunities. Course themes include physical education; teaching and learning; child development; physical and motor movement in young people; educational psychology; and research methods. You’ll also have the opportunity to specialise your knowledge and prepare to work with age groups that match your personal career ambitions.
We are proud to manage the Southampton School Sports Partnership, a scheme that was introduced to improve the quality of sports education within the city. Our involvement in the partnership gives sport development, coaching and physical education students access to 72 primary schools, 15 secondary schools and six further education colleges in and around the Southampton area. Working alongside these partner institutions will help you to put the theory you’ve learnt into practice. This practical work forms an essential part of your assessment.
We are proud to be an associated partner with the Association for Physical Education (afPE). This partnership demonstrates the courses aim to develop critical practitioners who may wish to progress into teaching roles.
As a physical education student, you’ll work closely with our expert course team. Tutors hold a wealth of experience gained from time spent working across the whole of the education sector, and you’ll benefit from their first-hand knowledge of each discrete population group. Their insight will allow you to better understand the specific pedagogies of child development, and see how proper intervention during childhood can help to create the next generation of physically active adults.
YOUR FUTURE
This course has been designed with one focus in mind - to produce knowledgeable and experienced individuals who can progress onto a postgraduate teacher training course.
In the past, 75% of students have achieved this aim (against a national average of only 25%).
Other destinations include non-teaching positions such as teaching assistant, and sport coaching within schools, as well as opportunities to remain in higher education and complete a masters degree or PhD study.INDUSTRY LINKS
The course has been designed following close consultation with representatives from both the education sector and sports industry, ensuring it remains current and relevant to contemporary physical education policy.
The course team and other university staff maintain close ties with these industry practitioners. The University’s links to local and national sports provide a wide variety of opportunities for students who want to grow their portfolio of real-world experience.
These connections also provide us with a steady programme of guest speakers. Past speakers have included teachers, sport development experts and youth coaching professionals.
PLACEMENTS
Placements are encouraged throughout the course, with core placements being arranged by the course team. Our involvement with the Southampton School Sports Partnership - a scheme that was introduced to improve the quality of sports education within the city - gives students access to 72 primary schools, 15 secondary schools and 6 FE colleges in and around the Southampton area.
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